FIRST Burial in Flint Cemetery - Flint, TX
N 32° 11.936 W 095° 20.818
15S E 278770 N 3564902
A 2003 Texas Historical Marker at Flint Cemetery indicates that the first burial in the cemetery was that of Ann McConnell in 1900.
Waymark Code: WM11CPW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2019
Views: 1
Mrs. McConnell is buried next to her husband, William McConnell, who fought in the Civil War. Her final resting place is marked by a white marble headstone. There is floral detail to be found throughout, maybe even on the open book atop the headstone. The inscription reads:
Ann
Wife of
W.W.
McConnell
Born
Feb. 25, 1844
Died
May 29, 1900.
Here lies one who
in this life
Was a kind mother,
a true wife;
She was by many
virtues blest,
And piety among the
best.
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This is a fairly young cemetery for this area, and the historical marker provides some background:
In November 1887, a former whistlestop on the Kansas and Gulf Short Line Railroad became the town of Flint with the establishment of a post office. By the turn of the 20th century, Flint included stores, churches, a blacksmith shop and a school.
The Rather Cemetery (south of town) and other rural burial grounds served area residents until 1900, when S.C. and Mollie Oglesby conveyed land for a community cemetery. The first burial, for Ann McConnell, was the same year. The property has been enlarged through subsequent land acquisitions.
Graves in the Flint Cemetery include those of Robert Flynt, for whom the town was named (although spelled differently), veterans of military actions dating to the Civil War and early area settlers.
Features in the burial ground include an arched entryway, many vertical stones denoting early graves, and obelisks. A cemetery association formed in 1976 to provide maintenance for the grounds. Today, Flint Cemetery serves as a reminder of an early Smith County town and of those who settled here.
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Note that while it has no bearing on the McConnells, the historical marker is mistaken about Robert Flynt: A grandson by that name is buried here, but Mr. Flynt and the Oglesbys mentioned on the historical marker are buried in the Rather Cemetery.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 05/29/1900
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